It’s time to ditch old-fashioned concepts of energy access and embrace new technologies that can help propel South Africa into an era of universal access to electricity, according to PwC. In its report Electricity beyond the grid: accelerating access to
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Eskom will spend R580bn on expanding electricity capacity over the next five years, according to Mongezi Ntsokolo, group executive for distribution at the power utility. Ntsokolo opened the
Renewable energy has failed to provide energy when Eskom most needed it, CEO Brian Molefe said on Thursday. Speaking at its quarterly “state of the system” briefing in Cape Town, Molefe said renewable energy is like a very old cellphone. The
In five years, South Africa might have a surplus of electricity generation capacity, which it can export to neighbouring countries, Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said at the utility’s quarterly “state of the
There will be no load shedding this winter and next summer, Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said at a system status briefing in Cape Town on Thursday. He said the power utility does not anticipate load shedding for the 2016/2017 financial year
Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed Eskom’s credit rating with a negative outlook, following the affirmation of the country’s sovereign credit rating. The power utility was placed on review for a potential downgrade
Load shedding is now a thing of the past according to President Jacob Zuma, who was addressing staff at Eskom’s Megawatt Park in Johannesburg on Friday. Zuma was flanked by a large contingent of bodyguards and tactical police during a visit
Government needs to retain its ownership of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to ensure economic growth and create employment for generations to come, said public enterprises minister Lynne Brown. In her budget speech for the 2016/2017 financial
Eskom’s board has approved a new fleet renewal strategy based on the economic viability of a station as opposed to a purely age-based decommissioning of power stations.Eskom said on Monday that to ensure reliable supply of electricity and no
Power utility Eskom has begun to ramp down planned maintenance to ramp up energy availability for the winter season. “Our winter plan formally kicked off on 1 April 2016 and runs